Short‐term sick leave due to epilepsy in the Swedish Prospective Regional Epilepsy Database and Biobank for Individualized Clinical Treatment (<scp>PREDICT</scp>)

Epilepsy can impact work ability, potentially leading to longer sick leaves or disability pensions, but shorter absences are less studied and are not included in the national registries in Sweden. This study explores shorter work absences in epilepsy patients attending neurology clinics in western Sweden. A quarter of patients reported missed workdays, but 68% had no sick leave recorded in national registries. Those with poorly controlled or newly diagnosed epilepsy were more likely to take sick leave, offering insights for patients, healthcare providers, and employers about managing epilepsy in the workplace.